"Exploring Trunyan Village's Unique Funerary Traditions in Bali"

 Trunyan Village in Bali is known as a unique cemetery that cannot be confused with cemeteries elsewhere.

Unlike most cemeteries, Trunyan Village does not have a tradition of burying corpses in the ground. 

Instead, the body was placed in the ground in an area called the Trunyan Tomb.

The villagers buried their bodies in the Trunyan cemetery in an unusual way.

The body is placed on the ground and covered with a cloth wrapped in coconut wood called ancak food.

The burial process is carried out by a special group called "ngabe ngarit", which is made up of people who have special skills in carrying out funeral ceremonies.

Another feature of the Trunyan cemetery is that the buried bodies do not emit unpleasant odors.

Because near Trunyan's grave grows a large old tree that is capable of neutralizing the unpleasant smell of the corpse.

This tree is called Taru Menyan.

In addition to this, the Trunyan tombs have other peculiarities.

Note that Hindus in Bali and Indonesia generally cremate or burn their bodies. However, a funerary ritual called "Ngabe" has been found in Trunyan.

In the Ngaben ritual, the townspeople make a wooden statue that resembles a corpse and then carry it around the town.

This statue was then cremated at Trunyan Cemetery in front of the original body.

The uniqueness of the tomb in Trunyan Village attracts the attention of tourists from various countries who come to Bali. Although the Trunyan Cemetery prohibits tourists from entering the tomb, they can view it from afar or rent a boat to the Trunyan Cemetery, which stretches along the shore of Lake Batur.

No wonder many people are interested in learning about the uniqueness of this tomb through the Trunyan community and appreciating their culture and traditions.